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Propaganda

Propaganda. Propaganda. B iased information designed to shape public opinion and behavior Danger of propaganda lies when competing voices are silenced –and unchecked, propaganda can have negative consequences. History of Propaganda. Originally – in Latin – meant to reproduce

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Propaganda

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  1. Propaganda

  2. Propaganda • Biased information designed to shape public opinion and behavior • Danger of propaganda lies when competing voices are silenced –and unchecked, propaganda can have negative consequences

  3. History of Propaganda • Originally – in Latin – meant to reproduce • Meaning changed in 1600’s when Catholicism made a campaign to win new converts to slow down Protestantism • 1700’s and 1800’s the idea “mass persuasion” – persuading a large group of people to believe something – became more popular • WWI – became a powerful weapon • political messages aimed at moving people to support the war, at weakening the enemy’s morale and will to fight, and at winning over audiences in neutral countries.

  4. WWI Propaganda Incredible tales of German barbarism in Belgium and France gave rise to a myth of unique German savagery that continues to color the thinking of many persons to this day. German soldiers, the world was gravely informed, amused themselves by cutting off the hands of Belgian babies. Another oft-repeated tale related how German soldiers amputated the breasts of Belgian women out of sheer viciousness."

  5. Examples of Propaganda Today?

  6. Nazi Propaganda • Used ideas from the successful techniques and strategies used by the Allies, Socialists, Communists, and Italian Fascists to advance their political campaigns, win public support, and to wage war. • Once in power, the Nazis used propaganda as a weapon to unite the German people around a "leader" and to organize aggression, mass murder, and genocide.

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